ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,440, issued on April 21, was assigned to MITUTOYO Corp. (Kawasaki, Japan).

"Measuring tool attachment cover" was invented by Toshihiko Aoki (Kanagawa prefecture, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a measuring tool attachment cover that combines ease of holding and performance (for example, heat insulation). An attachment cover includes a front face layer 110, a rear face layer 120 and an intermediate layer 130. The front face layer 110 and the rear face layer 120 are compact layers with low porosity, and the intermediate layer 130 is a hollow structural layer with higher porosity than the front face layer 110 and...